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1The notice soliciting comments on the proposal 

stated that T/IM applicants would still be required 

to explain the specific activity which they seek to 

conduct under T/IM procedures, including the 

degree of similarity of requested products/inputs to 

already approved products/inputs in the T/IM 

database. The notice added that modification of the 

T/IM procedure would leave most current elements 

of T/IM practice in place, including limitation to 

non-complex, non-controversial proposals, the 

requirement for a 30-day public comment period on 

any T/IM proposal, the practice of consultation 

with appropriate industry experts within 

government, and the FTZ Board Executive 

Secretary’s discretion to refer any T/IM case to the 

full FTZ Board. 

the meeting must contact Samantha 

Schasberger of BEA at (202) 606–9642 in 

advance. The meeting is physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for foreign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Samantha 

Schasberger at (202) 606–9642. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established September 

2, 1999. The Committee advises the 

Director of BEA on matters related to the 

development and improvement of BEA’s 

national, regional, industry, and 

international economic accounts, 

especially in areas of new and rapidly 

growing economic activities arising 

from innovative and advancing 

technologies, and provides 

recommendations from the perspectives 

of the economics profession, business, 

and government. This will be the 

Committee’s fourteenth meeting. 

Dated: September 18, 2006. 

J. Steven Landefeld, 

Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 06–8019 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 1480] 

Proposal to Facilitate the Use of 

Foreign–Trade Zones by Small and 

Medium–Sized Manufacturers 

Pursuant to its authority under the 

Foreign–Trade Zones Act, of June 18, 1934, 

as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) 

adopts the following Order: 

WHEREAS, the Foreign–Trade Zones 

(FTZ) Board (the Board), has proposed 

modifying its 2004 delegation of 

authority to the Board’s Executive 

Secretary to approve temporary/interim 

manufacturing (T/IM) authority under 

certain circumstances; 

WHEREAS, the FTZ Board published 

a Federal Register notice on April 25, 

2006 (71 FR 23895–23896) describing a 

proposal to define eligibility for T/IM 

application consideration on the basis of 

broader product and input categories 

than is currently the Board’s practice;1

WHEREAS, the FTZ Board staff has 

prepared a report (‘‘Improving the 

Temporary/Interim Manufacturing 

Procedure for Small and Medium–Sized 

Manufacturers’’) recommending 

adoption of the proposal described in 

the Federal Register notice; 

NOW, THEREFORE, the FTZ Board 

adopts the recommendations of the FTZ 

Board staff report and hereby modifies 

its delegation of authority to the FTZ 

Board’s Executive Secretary to grant 

temporary or interim authority for 

manufacturing within pre–existing FTZ 

space, subject to the conditions, 

restrictions, and limitations described in 

the Board’s Federal Register notice (71 

FR 23895–23896, 4/25/2006) and in the 

FTZ Board staff report, and leaving in 

place any elements of the existing T/IM 

delegation not modified in the 

published proposal or FTZ Board staff 

report, including a requirement that the 

FTZ Board staff notify the Board 

members (or their delegates) of all grants 

of T/IM authority on a quarterly basis. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of 

September 2006. 

David M. Spooner, 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import 

Administration,Alternate ChairmanForeign– 

Trade Zones Board. 

Attest: 

Pierre V. Duy, 

Acting Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 06–8078 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

License Exception, Humanitarian 

Donations 

ACTION: Extension of a currently 

approved collection: Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before November 21, 

2006. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230, (or via the 

Internet at DHynek@doc.gov.). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Larry Hall, BIS ICB 

Liaison, Department of Commerce, 

Room 6622, 14th and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Section 7(g) of the Export 

Administration Amendments Act of 

1985 (Pub. L. 99–64), as amended, 

exempts from foreign policy controls 

exports of donations to meet basic 

human needs. The Humanitarian 

Donation procedures implemented in 

Export Administration Regulations 

Section 740.12, reduce the licensing 

burden on exports by allowing 

humanitarian donations under License 

Exception GFT with only minimal 

recordkeeping. 

II. Method of Collection 

Recordkeeping requirement. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0694–0033. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals, 

businesses or other for-profit and notfor-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 2. 

Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours 

per response. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 10 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: No 

start-up capital expenditures. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. In addition, the public is 


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encouraged to provide suggestions on 

how to reduce and/or consolidate the 

current frequency of reporting. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: September 18, 2006. 

Madeleine Clayton, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–7990 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Short Supply Regulations, Petroleum 

(Crude Oil) 

ACTION: Extension of a currently 

approved collection: Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before November 21, 

2006. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230, (or via the 

Internet at DHynek@doc.gov.). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Larry Hall, BIS ICB 

Liaison, Department of Commerce, 

Room 6622, 14th and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The information is collected as 

supporting documentation for license 

applications to export petroleum (crude 

oil) and used by licensing officers to 

determine the exporter’s compliance 

with the 5 statutes governing this 

collection. 

II. Method of Collection 

Submitted on paper or electronically. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0694–0027. 

Form Number: BIS–748P. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals, 

businesses or other for-profit and notfor-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

15. 

Estimated Time per Response: 4–12 

hours per response. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 114 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: No 

start-up capital expenditures. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. In addition, the public is 

encouraged to provide suggestions on 

how to reduce and/or consolidate the 

current frequency of reporting. 

Comments submitted in response to this 

notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they will also become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: September 18, 2006. 

Madeleine Clayton, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–7991 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

One-Time Report for Foreign Software 

or Technology Eligible for De Minimis 

Exclusion 

ACTION: Extension of a currently 

approved collection: Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before November 21, 

2006. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230, (or via the 

Internet at DHynek@doc.gov.). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Larry Hall, BIS ICB 

Liaison, Department of Commerce, 

Room 6622, 14th and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This collection of information is 

required by Section 734.4 of the Export 

Administration Regulations (EAR). This 

section reduces export licensing burden 

by exempting from the EAR reexports of 

foreign technology commingled with or 

drawn from controlled U.S. origin 

technology valued at 10% or less of the 

total value of the foreign technology. 

Prior to using this de minimis exclusion, 

persons must submit a one-time report 

for the foreign software or technology to 

BIS. 

II. Method of Collection 

Report submitted on paper or 

electronically. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0694–0101. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals, 

businesses or other for-profit and notfor-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

35. 

Estimated Time per Response: 25 

hours per response. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 875 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: No 

start-up capital expenditures. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 


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